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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Acronychia pedunculata |
| Family name: |
RUTACEAE
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| English name: |
Claw Flowered Laurel
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| Sinhala name: |
Ankenda (අංකෙන්ද)
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| Tamil name: |
Muttanari
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ankota
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
A small tree. Leaves simple; petiole up to 5 cm long; lateral nerves 3-7 pairs; blades 3.5-24 cm long, 2-8 cm wide. Inflorescences mostly 4-20 cm long. Flowers greenish-white, mostly 8-11 (rarely to 13) mm long . Fruits cream to tawny, drying brown; Endocarp thin; Seeds 3-7 mm long.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Fruit (Wild fruit)
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| Treatment for: |
Oedeama
Fractures
sores
Ulcers
Bruises
Skin diseases
Gastric pains
Scabies
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Leaves
Bark
Flowers
Roots
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of vatha, kapha and dosha
Purgative
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